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Today at 2PM, join #ICATag curator @naylandblake in discussion with panelists Colleen Macklin, Nica Ross, Adrienne Shaw, and Robert Yang. The panel will be followed by playthroughs of games by Nica Ross, Colleen Macklin, and Robert Yang. ✨ #FreeForAll
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If you're in Philly this weekend, don't miss the second phase of "Jutta Koether/Philadelphia," the fourth project of @Bortolami_nyc's Artist/City programming initiative. Jutta will walk through the exhibition from 2-5PM, Sunday, May 20 at 1637 Rodman Street, Philadelphia, PA.
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Sandi Herman's key to mindfulness: "Slow down, breathe, connect, smile, and be kind." Join Sandi today at 12PM for a #MindfulnessAtTheMuseum session guided by themes of our current exhibitions. 😊 bit.ly/2jFweRv #mindfulnessatICA

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In the early 1990s, Nayland Blake spotted the ascent of identity art—the institutional enticement for artists to package and present their selfhood in the census-taker’s vocabulary—and began to seek out ways to work around it. bit.ly/2w5oFfU
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Join us in keeping Mindfulness at the Museum FREE! To make a gift of any amount, link here: bit.ly/2jFweRv. 💫 Follow #mindfulnessatICA on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter to keep up with ICA's initiative to support self-care and community wellness.
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Tonight, join us at ICA for the Spring Opening Celebration of #BlackMatOriole, #TheLastPlaceTheyThoughtOf, #OpenVideoCall, and #ICATag! The celebration begins at 6:30PM with complimentary snacks & cash bar. Read more here: bit.ly/2I2us8k

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The Last Place They Thought Of opens tomorrow at @ICAPhiladelphia. The show will consider how histories of racial, sexual, and economic exploitation shape our understanding of environment. ow.ly/tkDp30jrsMf #ICA #phillyarts #natureart
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The Institute of Contemporary Art thanks The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation for two special grants this year, allowing ICA to launch new programs: Visual Thinking Strategies training for Penn students and monthly VIP (Visiting with Infants and Parents) Hours. #2018sachsgrants
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Shout out to Philly artist @tionam’s juke joint and our colleague Gee Wesley, Program Director at @recessart! bit.ly/2HkQXV2

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These women are some of America’s greatest artists. Why don’t they get the respect they deserve? ow.ly/agxq30jsQyw @SebastianSmee @washingtonpost #Marisol #5WomenArtists
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The Institute of Contemporary Art mourns the loss of Merle Spandorfer, 83, who generously donated the limited edition print, "Palekaiko," to ICA's Benefit 1991. Ms. Spandorfer taught painting and printmaking at @cheltenhamarts. bit.ly/2GUxFJD
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Starting Now: It's "Free for All" with Matt Savitsky and DJ Jasmine Infiniti at @ICAPhiladelphia uwishu.nu/2HrGVC4
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Free photobooth! Free food! Free poster! Free tours of #ICATag! This Wednesday at ICA, join us at #FreeForAll from 6:30-9PM for a night of performance featuring Matt Savitsky and music by DJ @JasmineInfiniti 💃 Poster design by Nicole Killian (@saucyunicorn).
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Join us this Sat April 7th @PRINTED_MATTER to celebrate the launch of the #SpeechActs exhibition catalog co-published by @ICAPhiladelphia and Futurepoem. Featuring a conversation w curator Meg Onli, Poet/Scholar Amber Rose Johnson FP Editor Dan Machlin. printedmatter.org/programs/e…
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ICA and Elixr will be closed Thursday, April 5, in preparation for ICA Benefit 2018. This year's honoree is Andrea B. Laporte, ICA Board Chair and University of Pennsylvania Trustee Emerita. For more on ICA Benefit 2018, read the full press release here: bit.ly/2GpkxYS
ICA will be the first museum certified by W.A.G.E., the New York–based activist organization that advocates for artists to receive fair compensation from the institutions which contract their work. Read more here: bit.ly/2pAzDU4 #ICAWAGE #FreeForAll
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Announcing our inaugural Fellows as part of the new Graham Foundation Fellowship program: Brendan Fernandes, Torkwase Dyson, Martine Syms, Mark Wasiuta, and David Hartt. goo.gl/Yd9Xje #grahamfellow #grahamfunded
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Don't miss Broadcasting: Guerrilla Media, an exhibition of activist video art at @Slought_org in conjunction with @ICAPhiladelphia's Broadcasting exhibit and @eai_org, on view through 3/25. slought.org/resources/broadc….
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Join us this Friday for the film screening of Rumba Clave Blen Blen Blen! The screening and filmmaker Q&A will take place @ICAPhiladelphia, followed by live rumba at Imperfect Gallery in Germantown. Special thanks to @AnnenbergCARGC @LALS_UPENN @PennMusic @AfricanaUPenn
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